Stock-waterer.



No. 699,233. Patented May 6, I902.

' C. C. &. C. J. QUINN.

STOCK WATERER.

plicatidn filed June 5, 1901 N 0 M 0 d 6 l UNITED STATES T PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES C. QUINN AND CHARLES J. QUINN, OF SORANTON, iowA.

STOCK-WATERER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application fled Tune 5, 1901.-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES C. QUINN and CHARLES J. QUINN, citizens of the'United States, residing at Scranton, in the county of Greene and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Stock-Waterer, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to stock-waterers; and the object thereof is to provide a simple and durable construction that may be readily applied to a barrel or other reservoir and will automatically supply water to the drinking compartment as rapidly-as it is taken therefrom by an animal, so that said drinking-compartment will always be properly filled.

A further object is to provide supply-controlling means that will not become easily deranged, so that leakage and consequent waste is avoided; anda still further object is to improve the means of fastening the waterer to the reservoir, so that there will be no braces or other similar devices in the way of an animal when drinking.

To the accomplishment of these several objects the construction described in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings is at present preferred, although it will be understood that slight changes may. be made as are within the scope of the append ed claims. I

In said drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a stock-waterer embodying the present invention, unnecessary parts being broken away in order to more clearly illustrate the construction. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view ofthe same on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is'a detail sectional view, on an enlarged scale, more clearly illustrating the construction of the plug.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings.

In carrying out the invention as shown a receptacle 10 is provided, consisting of an intermediate float-chamber 11, at the opposite ends of which are arranged drinkingcompartments 12, the intervening walls being cut away, as at 13, to provide communication between said fioat-chamber and the drinking compartments. These drinkingcompartments 12 are preferably cylindrical Patent No. 699,233, dated May 6, 1902. Serial in. 63,292." tNom'odel.)

"in form and have their upper ends open,

Located upon one side of the float-chamber 11 is the upstanding fastening-lug 16, which is provided with an opening 17 to receive the shank of a bolt 18,that is passed through the wall of the reservoir, a portion of which is shown and designated 19.

An integral supply-tube 20 projects from the wall of the float-chamber 11 below the fastening-lug 16 and has its outer end opening into said'chamber. This tube is provided with exterior screw-threads, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and is passed through the wall of the reservoir 19, so that its inner end projects well within the same. upon said inner end and assist in holding the receptacle in place. Should the walls of the reservoir be curved, suitable adjustingblocks 22 may be interposed between the same and the fastening-nuts 21, respectively. The inner end of the conveyor-tube is provided with an annular series of inlet-orifices 23, and the bore is provided with an enlarged space 24, contiguous to the junction of the tube with the wall of the receptacle. A strainer-cap 25 may be arranged ,over the inner end of'the tube to-preve'nt sediment passing into the same.

Athimble 26 is screwedinto the outer end of the conveyer-tube 20, said thimble being provided with a bore which tapers toward its Nuts 21 are threaded outer end and having its said outer end closed by the wall 27, which wall has a central opening 28 and a discharge-opening 28 .Movably mounted in the thimble is the controlling-plug 29, which is preferably made of some compressible material, such as rubber,

and carries a stem 30, which passes through 'the aperture 28 of the end wall and has an enlarged head 31, formed by bending the stem into the form of a hook or eye.

Located within the chamber 11 is the float 32. arranged at its upper edge, thatengage a U- shaped supporting-rod 34, the ends of which This float is hinged by means of eyes33,

are secured to the side wall of the chamber 11 on opposite sides of the supplytube. While this that may be of any desired construction, it preferably consists of arectangu lar block which is soaked in oil to prevent it becoming water-logged.

In applying the device to a barrel or other reservoir an opening is first made through the same and the supply-tube passed therethrough. The nuts 21 are then screwed down and the strainer-cap placed over the inwardlyprojecting end. The belt 18 is then passed through the lug and the reservoir-wall. This positively prevents any tendency of the receptacle working loose and obviates the necessity of projecting braces or other similar fastening devices. Assuming that the floatchamber and drinking compartments are filled with water, the float will be substantially horizontal and will be out of engagement with the projecting portion of the plugstem 30. The pressure of water behind the plug will therefore force it to closed position, and the water in the reservoir will be held from flowing into the receptacle. \Vhemhowever, an animal drinks from either one of the compartments 12, the level of the water will be lowered, and consequently the float 32 will swing upon its hinge and strike against the stem 30, thereby pressing the plug inwardly and permitting the water to flow freely through the thimble and through the small discharge-orifice in the outer end wall. As the float again rises it will again disengage the plug-stem, and said plug will thereupon be again forced to closed position by the pressure of the water behind it. It will thus be seen that an exceedingly simple and practical automatic watering device is provided which will operate until the water within the reservoir is level with the supply or conveyer tube, and because of the compressible plug there is little chance of any sand or grit holding the same in open position and permitting leakage and waste of water.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein-described invention willbe apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a stock-waterer, the combination with a receptacle having a projection on one wall, of a conveyer-tube carried by the receptacle and projecting from the side of the wall contiguous to the projection, said tube havinga valve-seat, a valve located in the tube and coacting with the valve-seat thereof, a float arranged within the receptacle and having a connection with the valve, means for securing the tube to a reservoir, and a fastening device for secu ring the projection to the reservoir.

2. In a stock-waterer, the combination with a receptacle having an upstanding lug at one side, said lug being provided with an opening, of fastening means arranged to be passed through the opening of the lug and engage a reservoir, a supply-tube carried by the receptacle and located contiguous to the upstanding lug, said supply-tube being arranged to be fastened contiguous to its outer end to said reservoir, and having its inner end opening into the receptacle, a thimble removably secured in the end of the tube and forming a valve-seat, a plug movably mounted in the tube and having a stem passing through the thimble and projecting into the receptacle, and a float located in the receptacle and in cooperative relation with the valve-stem.

3. In a stock-waterer', the combination with a receptacle comprising a plurality of drinking-compartments and an intermediate floatcompartment communicating therewith, said receptacle having an upstanding lug arranged at one side of the float-compartment and provided with an opening, of means passing through the opening of the lug and arranged to engage a reservoir, a supply-tube carried by the receptacle and located beneath the fastening lug, said supply tube being screw-threaded and adapted to be passed through the reservoir-wall, a fastening-nut arranged to be threaded upon the inner end of the tube, a thimble detachably secured within the outer end of the tube and having a tapered bore which forms a valve-seat, a plug movably mounted in the tube and having a stem passing through the thimble and projecting into the floatchamber, a float hinged in said float-chamber and arranged to abut against the projecting end of the plugstem when the level of the water within the receptacle is lowered.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto affixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES C. QUINN. CHARLES J. QUINN.

\Vitnesses:

I. A. BORDEN, D. B. MoCLURE. 

